Meeuwsen was the 1972 Miss Appleton, the 1972 Miss Wisconsin and the Miss America for 1973.[1] She took both the swimsuit and talent competitions.[2] She was the first Miss Wisconsin to be crowned as Miss America.
After her reign as Miss America, Meeuwsen began her television career WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee in 1978. She co-hosted, with Pete Wilson, the daily news and feature program A New Day. She hosted the program for almost eight years. She left the station in 1986.
Meeuwsen appeared in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a guest co-host. She was then made as permanent co-host for 700 Club. She sat close to CBN founder Pat Robertson. Since the year 2000, she has co-hosted the CBN television show Living the Life. Both the 700 Club and Living the Life show on Freeform.